Introduction
Varnish vs Nginx vs other solutions
Overview of caching and proxy servers
Installing and configuring Varnish
Using the Varnish Administration Console (VAC)
Handling HTTP connections with Varnish
Working with the Varnish Configuration Language (VCL)
Invalidating the Varnish cache
Understanding the lifetime of cached objects
Dealing with Backends
Optimizing connections
Logging, measuring and debugging Varnish
Integrating Varnish with other infrastructure and services
Closing remarks |